Social Anthropology

Aims & Scope

Social Anthropology/Anthropologie Sociale is the acclaimed Journal of the European Association of Social Anthropologists, the major professional organization for anthropologists in Europe.

While European in profile, this leading Journal has a global scope.

It publishes key contributions by both established and up-and-coming anthropologists.

As part of the intellectual vitality of the Journal, it also features an exciting Debate in every issue, an important Review Essay which discusses outstanding books in adjoining disciplines or in public debate from an anthropological point of view, and a thriving Book Reviews Section.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Web of Science

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities, Psychology and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Arts and Humanities, Psychology and Social Sciences, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Three steps to a historical anthropology of actually existing neoliberalism

  Citation: 452

  Authors: Loïc

• Governing by numbers: audit culture, rankings and the new world order

  Citation: 270

  Authors: Cris, Susan

• Global pathways. Working class cosmopolitans and the creation of transnational ethnic worlds

  Citation: 250

  Authors: PNINA

• Mediation and immediacy: sensational forms, semiotic ideologies and the question of the medium

  Citation: 208

  Authors: Birgit

• Beyond the multiversity: neoliberalism and the rise of the schizophrenic university

  Citation: 206

  Authors: Cris

• Skilled vision. An apprenticeship in breeding aesthetics

  Citation: 137

  Authors: CRISTINA

• Reanimating neoliberalism: process geographies of neoliberalisation

  Citation: 133

  Authors: Jamie, Nik

• Socialities of solidarity: revisiting the gift taboo in times of crises

  Citation: 122

  Authors: Katerina

• Neoliberalism as big Leviathan, or … ? A response to Wacquant and Hilgers

  Citation: 115

  Authors: Stephen J.

• The historicity of the neoliberal state

  Citation: 112

  Authors: Mathieu